New research reveals how cells get a foothold to move around in their environment.
Philip Schneider (B.S. '79, biochemistry) and his wife Joyce (B.A. '79, criminology) established a TerpStart scholarship for first-generation college students with financial need who enroll in CMNS.
The Nature Index 2015 Global ranks UMD No. 54 among the world's most productive scientific research institutions.
Annual academic festival honors outstanding faculty, staff and TAs.
Science—whether physics, biology, chemistry or mathematics—is for everyone. Learn and explore this year at 35 CMNS Maryland Day events.
Ng will research the use of nanotechnology to treat multiple myeloma (cancer) at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Patent awarded for compounds capable of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
UMD start-up SD Nanosciences has developed technology for creating targeted drug and vaccine delivery vehicles.
UMD Receives $5.5 million from ARPA-E for energy efficiency research projects, including one to develop a thermally responsive fabric.
UMD geologist Alan Kaufman says study may shed light on the lifestyles of the most ancient animals, and of the chemistry of the oceans where they thrived.